20 awsome feiten van de Darkman films

RDJ134 3 maart 2014 om 18:29 uur

In 1990 bracht Sam Raimi. (Evil Dead en Spider-Man) ons nerds en geeks de eerste Darkman film die drie sequels en een geflopte TV serie kreeg. Deze film met een toen nog onbekende Liam Neeson in de hoofdrol was gebaseerd op een gelijknamige comic. Aangezien de meeste mensen deze franchise alweer zijn vergeten, heeft de website Uproxx nu deze lijst met twintig awsome feiten gemaakt.


1. Gary Oldman and Bill Paxton were up for the lead.

Paxton reportedly told his pal Liam Neeson about the role and was angry when the Irish actor, who only had a few big screen credits under his belt at the time, was cast as the lead. Sam Raimi wanted Bruce Campbell to play Peyton Westlake/Darkman, but was told that his Evil Dead homie wasn't a big enough star. Of course, Raimi showed those stuffy '80s movie suits who's boss by giving Campbell a cameo at the end as one of Peyton's many disguises. (Uh, spoiler alert for a 24-year-old movie?)

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